Home Depot's Holifield heads to Lasership

Lasership, the regional e-commerce parcel carrier offering last-mile delivery service, has appointed Mark Holifield as the company’s new CEO.

Holifield comes to LaserShip from The Home Depot, where he is currently executive vice president of supply chain and product development, and brings decades of experience to the company. He joined The Home Depot in 2006 as senior vice president of supply chain.

The Home Depot announced today that John Deaton has been promoted and replaces Holifield as executive vice president, effective Nov. 1. 

As the new CEO of Lasership, Holifield will assume day-to-day leadership of the company effective Nov. 8 and succeed interim CEO Mike Roth, who will remain a board member. 

Roth, former vice president of Norther American operations at Amazon, had been named interim CEO just a week ago.

"We are pleased to welcome Mark as CEO of LaserShip," said Will Manuel, chairman of the board of LaserShip and a managing director of American Securities. "I have known Mark for more than a decade and he is an exceptional leader with a consistent track record of success. His deep expertise in supply chain and clear customer mindset will ensure our continued commitment to world-class service.”

Lasership also officially announced that ti is acquiring another regional carrier, OnTrac. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter and will give Lasership a presence in the West. OnTrac provides service in California along with metro markets in Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho.

“Mark's experience building large-scale networks will enable our successful combination with OnTrac as we look to merge the companies' networks to provide expanded customer service in 2022,” Manuel said.

"I am honored and excited to lead LaserShip in its next phase of growth," Holifield. "We have exceptionally talented teams at both LaserShip and OnTrac who are focused on providing best-in-class delivery services to our retail and shipping partners. That focus will continue to generate innovative, impactful delivery solutions as we combine to help our customers build more flexible and resilient supply chains to support the needs of their consumers."

Founded in 1986, LaserShip provides same-day and next-day delivery services in the East and Midwest U.S. for e-commerce and product supply businesses, including five of the largest retailers in the U.S.